Episode 642 - 500 Wins: Lessons in Leadership, Coaching, & Culture

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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This week, TJ reflects on reaching 500 career wins and the lessons learned across more than two decades of coaching. From early experimentation and self-doubt to hard conversations and fighting for team culture, he shares the pivotal experiences that have shaped his philosophy. Show Notes: Reflecting on 500 career wins and the journey to get thereEarly coaching struggles and lessons learned the hard wayThe mentors and influences that shaped the philosophyExperimentation, growth, and fin...

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1:02.8	You're listening to the hardwood hustle powered by PGC coaching.
1:06.2	This week, TJ reflects on reaching 500 wins and the lessons learned across more than two decades of coaching.
1:11.6	From early experimentation and self-doubt to hard conversations and fighting for your team culture,
1:16.2	he shares the pivotal experiences that have shaped his philosophy.
1:19.5	Let's get started.
1:21.7	Welcome back to the hardwood hustle.
1:23.6	TJ and Sam with you today and excited for this one, TJ.
1:27.2	You just recently won your 500 game.
1:31.3	500 wins, huge accomplishment.
1:33.6	And we're going to talk through some different lessons that's been learned.
1:36.7	And we intentionally didn't talk about this before we press record so that you could give, you know, feedback and answers to questions with
1:47.2	not a lot of thought and just kind of speaking from the heart and from your mind.
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